Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Industrial floor lamps, bar stools, desks and other industrial-style furnishings have experienced a resurgence in popularity with the rise of interest in minimalist design.
It's a look that celebrates the past even as it suggests vigor, productivity and brawn. The newly chic industrial style of decor repurposes the simple, sturdy furniture of an earlier world of commerce — brushed-metal storage cabinets and display shelves, task lamps and pendant lights with enameled shades, work tables with worn wooden tops and cast-iron bases — and couples them with aesthetic touches emblematic of energy and optimism, from bright upholstery fabrics to flowers.
The rise in prominence of the industrial style has come hand-in-hand with the residential repurposing of former manufacturing and warehouse districts throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. In many loft apartments created in shuttered factories, the architectural envelope has been left intact.
Industrial-style interiors feature elements like raw brick walls, exposed steel beams and oak floors whose history is written in every pit and gouge. Iron and glass transom windows give definition and interest to small kitchen areas anchored by kitchen islands made of marble, steel and brass, while taxidermy or vintage neon signs serve as wall art in living rooms dotted with leather club chairs. Patina is the keynote to a decor in sync with such surroundings.
On 1stDibs you will find industrial furniture designs that wear their age beautifully — and were built to last.
20th Century North American Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Aluminum
Early 1900s English Antique Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Ash
1980s American Vintage Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Early 20th Century American Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Leather, Natural Fiber
Early 20th Century American Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Leather, Natural Fiber
1970s American Vintage Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Fiberglass, Foam, Hardwood, Softwood
Early 20th Century Dutch Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Spelter
Early 20th Century American Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Leather, Natural Fiber
1990s American Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Fiberglass, Foam
Late 19th Century European Antique Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Metal
1970s American Vintage Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Softwood, Fiberglass, Foam
1960s American Vintage Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Fiberglass, Foam, Softwood
Early 20th Century American Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Leather, Natural Fiber